Updated status of the St. Lawrence River population of the Beluga, Delphinapterus leucas

Canadian Field-Naturalist

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 98-114

  Lesage, Véronique ^a   Kingsley, Michael C S ^a  

^a FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Beluga; Delphinapterus leucus; St. Lawrence River; Threatened; White Whale

Indexed keywords

DELPHINAPTERUS LEUCAS; ANIMALIA; CETACEA; DELPHINAPTERUS; LEUCAS; MAMMALIA;

CONSERVATION STATUS; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

CANADA, ST LAWRENCE ESTUARY;

EID: 0031597645     PISSN: 00083550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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